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Bollig, Michael (2016). Adaptive cycles in the savannah: pastoral specialization and diversification in northern Kenya. J. East. Afr. Stud., 10 (1). S. 21 - 45. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1753-1063

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Abstract

Comparative evidence from Eastern Africa suggests the emergence of a highly specialized mobile pastoral livelihood came about in the early- to mid-nineteenth century. Developments in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries have seen a distinct turn away from this model of pastoral specialization, towards a more mixed and spatially varied set of livelihood strategies. Low intensity warfare, environmental degradation, rapid population increase, and a shift away from cattle pastoralism and towards goat and camel herding are all evident in the current transition of Pokot livelihoods. Lifestyles have become more sedentary and diversified, while agricultural activities have rapidly spread, with the increased marketing of livestock and other commodities. This article traces the history of these changes among the pastoral Pokot of north-western Kenya (today's Baringo County), using the notions of the adaptive cycle and resilience as key explanatory tools in seeking to understand the patterns and drivers of change over time.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Bollig, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-287674
DOI:	10.1080/17531055.2016.1141568
Journal or Publication Title:	J. East. Afr. Stud.
Volume:	10
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 21 - 45
Date:	2016
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1753-1063
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language RESILIENCE THEORY; EAST-AFRICA; LANDSCAPE; PEOPLE; POKOT; PERSPECTIVES; BARINGO; DROUGHT; TIME Multiple languages Area Studies; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28767